Hamza Múzeum
A fine arts museum in Jászberény with the legacy of painter Hamza D. Ákos and fashion designer Hamza Lehel Mária, and a collection of contemporary art from the Jászság.
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About the museum
The museum was created from a gift by the painter and film director Hamza D. Ákos and his wife, the fashion designer and journalist Hamza Lehel Mária. The couple returned home from Paris and then from Brazil, and settled in Jászberény in 1989. Hamza D. Ákos gave his collection of around two hundred paintings to Jászberény and the Jászság, and in 1991 Hamza Lehel Mária established a foundation to organise the collection into a museum.
Hamza D. Ákos died in 1993. The museum was set up in the couple's former house in Jászberény and opened in 1995. It is run by the Hamza Múzeum és Jász Galéria Közalapítvány (Hamza Museum and Jász Gallery Public Foundation). Nearly 200 paintings and some 400–600 fashion drawings are one of the important treasures of the public collections of the Jászság.
After the renovations, a new permanent exhibition titled Variációk két témára (Variations on Two Themes) opened on 15 July 2025, on the 30th anniversary of the museum's opening: the work of Hamza D. Ákos is shown in the back room and that of Hamza Lehel Mária in the middle room, and part of the material is exchanged every two to three months. Since the reopening in 2021, the permanent exhibition Kor-Társítások (Contemporary Associations) has presented the contemporary and non-contemporary art of the Jászság, mainly through works of the 21st century.
Highlights
- Paintings by Hamza D. Ákos
- Fashion drawings by Hamza Lehel Mária from the 1940s to the mid-1960s
- Kor-Társítások: contemporary art of the Jászság
- Part of the exhibited material is exchanged every two to three months
- Guided tours in Hungarian and English
Permanent exhibitions
- Variációk két témára – The oeuvre of painter Hamza D. Ákos and fashion designer Hamza Lehel Mária in two rooms; part of the exhibited material is exchanged every two to three months.
- Kor-Társítások – Presents the contemporary and non-contemporary fine art of the Jászság, mainly through works from the 21st century that have entered the collection.
- Founded
- 1995
- Operated by
- Hamza Múzeum és Jász Galéria Közalapítvány
Admission & discounts
| Adults | HUF 1,000 |
|---|---|
| Reduced | HUF 500Students and pensioners |
| Children & teens | freefree up to age 5 · Free under 6 |
| Seniors | HUF 500Free over 70 |
| Visitors with disabilities | freeFree for people with reduced mobility |
| Students & apprentices | HUF 500 |
| Groups (10+ people) | HUF 500 per personGroups of at least 10 people, per person |
| Guided tour in Hungarian or English (with prior registration) | HUF 1,000 |
| Photo and video ticket | HUF 1,000 |
Free admission: On national holidays the museum is free to visit, but on these days only with prior registration.
Admission is free for children under 6, people over 70, teachers, staff of public collections and people with reduced mobility.
Accessibility
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Kids & families
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Getting there & parking
By public transit
Direct bus services run to Jászberény from Budapest, Eger, Szolnok and Szeged; by train it can be reached on the Hatvan–Szolnok line.
By car
Parking available
Parking on Verseny utca, directly beside the building.
Amenities & dining
- Museum shop
Museum shop (publications, gifts).
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
|---|---|
| School programs | yes |
| Photography | A separate ticket (HUF 1,000) is required for photography and video. |
| Good to know | Guided tours by prior registration, in Hungarian and English. |
